The importance of viruses in animal and plant life has been increasingly realized and understood in recent years, and the need for accurate information is paramount for those working in virology and in allied areas such as agriculture, medicine and veterinary sciences. This comprehensive dictionary describes all known viruses of animal and plants. It describes terms commonly used in virology as well as cell lines and chemicals used in organizations and the techniques applied in this work. Equations, formulae and definitions of units commonly met with in virology are covered. The entries are listed alphabetically.

Virology

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Stockton Press

Faraday Rediscovered: Essays on the Life and Work of Michael Faraday, 1791-1867

David C. Gooding

Methods in clinical trials in neurology: Vascular and degenerative brain disease

Medical Books

Capildeo, R. and J. M. Orgogozo (Eds.)

Medicine

This book is a compilation of papers by scientists from various areas of biophysical and biochemical techniques, with the aim of exploring ways in which multidiscipline approaches can be brought to deepen understanding of how the brain works.

Visualization of Brain Functions (Wenner-Gren Symposium)

Editor-David Ottoson; Editor-etc.

Information Security Handbook

Automation of clerical processes makes information systems more vulnerable, because they no longer require the prudent manual checks and balances which were once an unspoken part of the job. When combined with the pressures of cost of implementation and timescale, this has meant that few, if any, security controls have been built into these systems. This book examines modern systems of information security and how, in the modern office environment, security systems have often been overlooked. The authors argue that it is often the case that security deficits are not detected until a breach of security occurs. This means that security systems are not implemented until a breach of security occures. Information sources have consequently become more attractive for criminal and terrorist groups who are then in a position to demand high rewards for minimal effort. A single compromised password can lead to fraud involving electronic funds transfer (EFT), or to exposure of corporate secrets through industrial espionage. This book is designed to help managers to become acquainted with the risks involved and to help them to minimize the chance of an unwanted incident and reduce the effect of any damage. The first chapter provides the foundation upon which subsequent sections are built, but the authors do not expect the work to be read in sequence, from cover to cover, as a novel. Hence a question and answer format has been adopted.

Information security handbook

Caelli, William

Computers & Technology

Immunoassays are now an essential part of clinical chemistry and research in the life sciences. They have helped to improve analytical work because of their ability to measure minute concentrations, in complex biological fluids, in a relatively short length of time. We depend on them to provide consistent results. However, the biological nature of the reagents, and the diversity of the samples being assayed, are just two of the root causes of problems which affect every immunoassay laboratory from time to time. Also the equipment used can cause problems if not properly designed and maintained. This book contains a separate section for each of the main types of fault that can occur, explaining what information is needed to solve the fault, how to investigate it and what could have caused it. Also included are sections on quality control and the principles of troubleshooting as well as a guide to diagnosing curve-fitting programme problems painlessly and a section on diagnosing problems in automated systems. "The Immunoassay Handbook" is designed to help solve problems with competitive and immunometric assays, and with enzyme, radioactive, fluorescent, luminescent and other signal sources. It has been especially designed for in-house and commercial assays from a variety of manufacturers.

The Immunoassay Handbook

Reference

Medical Selection of Life Risks  has long been recognised as  the  reference book on insurance medicine.  The fourth edition provides a comprehensive guide to life expectancy for underwriters and clinicians involved in the life insurance industry. Extensively revised and expanded the 4th edition of   Medical Selection of Life Risks  reflects developments in life and healthcare insurance as well as medicine.  There are completely new chapters: on the underwriting of genetic diseases, disability underwriting, impaired lives annuities, musculoskeletal and soft tissue disorders.  Several major chapters have been completely re-written, including respiratory, ischemic and congenital heart diseases and oncology.  Part I - deals with the principles of life and disability insurance and the logistics of life underwriting. Part II - is devoted to a systematic clinical appraisal of underwriting problems, mainly relating to life insurance but also, where appropriate, to disability, critical illness and long term care insurance.

Medical selection of life risks

Brackenridge, R.D.C.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

<p>DNA fingerprinting is a revolutionary technique that enables law enforcement agencies, diagnostic laboratories and research scientists to identify minute pieces of tissue, to determine parentage and other biological family relationships. This is a study of its applications.</p>

DNA Fingerprinting: An Introduction (Breakthroughs in Molecular Biology Series, vol. 2)

Politics & Social Sciences

Kirby, Lorne T.

Social Sciences

It is over 10 years since the publication of the first edition of this title and not surprisingly the developments in the use of enzymes in industry since the first edition have been considerable and significant so prompting this heavily updated new edition. Over 20 contributors have provided expert coverage on the application of enzymes across a very diverse number of industries: these range from baking, brewing, fruit juice, wine and starch processing to leather, effluent treatment, diagnostics and protein processing. There are also very valuable chapters on legislation, safe handling, toxicological aspects and kinetics. Information is also provided on the suppliers, product data, common industrial uses as well as assays and units.

Industrial enzymology

Engineering & Transportation

Tony Godfrey

Engineering

International historical statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1988

Mitchell, B.R.

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